tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43297247659750027062012-01-13T08:49:40.078-08:00i used to blog!Dina Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629731119374688649noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4329724765975002706.post-9553800525650890042007-07-04T18:09:00.000-07:002007-07-04T18:24:21.592-07:00<span style="font-family:arial;">one thing led to another, workwise and things are looking... nice :)</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">former bosses called me up, they're based abroad now and we had a good chat. God willing, if all works out, i will have quite a pile on my plate.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">but they made this point: i've written for the newspapers since 94. i should be pouring all my energy into my column instead of blogging. after all, i have been given a space. maximise it.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the book is done.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the blog was set up for that reason: to promote the book.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and i have deadlines, deadlines.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">and i need that space: the writing life and my life-life. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">of course my friends were appalled by the idea: hah, all the stories about your launch and all that down the tube?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">the past is the past. i'm not that precious. it's time to move on.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">will i blog again? i don't know. loads of work, and there's a life out there - a good life. with friends like aa, auntie rubie, mrs scott, ttg, mm, lily, miko, eliza, m, and the new friends i made over the years, it'll be a picnic. with one or two kerengga but that's life, no?</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">stay well.</span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4329724765975002706-955380052565089004?l=dina-zaman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dina Zamanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16629731119374688649noreply@blogger.com